Mehmed Ali Efendi

Born 1849/50 (AH 1266) · Safranbolu · Dated entries 1870 to 1911 (AH 1287 to 1328)

Languages Turkish

Archival reference BOA, DH SAİD nr.45, s.6

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The life

Mehmed Ali Efendi was born in Safranbolu in 1849/50 (AH 1266). The father’s occupation was Kuvva başı. Schooling included Mekteb-i ibtidai; Atik Darülfünun (İstanbul). The language repertoire included Turkish.^[1]

Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1870/71 (AH 1287). Dated career entries span 1870/71 (AH 1287) to 1910/11 (AH 1328) across 20 AH years, from Liman İdaresi, İstanbul to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Rüsumat Odası mülazımı and ending with entries for Cedid Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Liman İdaresi, İstanbul and Istanbul (Dersaadet).^[1]

Monthly pay went from 140 kuruş in 1872/73 (AH 1289) to 1,500 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,800 kuruş in 1906/07 (AH 1324).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Safranbolu · 1849/50 (AH 1266)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Kuvva başı^[source]
Education: Mekteb-i ibtidai; Atik Darülfünun (İstanbul)^[source]
First work: 1870/71 (AH 1287) · Istanbul (Dersaadet)^[source]
Age at first work: 21^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.

Career in numbers

20
Dated AH years: 2
Career place names: 2
Entries without a resolved year: 18
Salary years: 140 → 1,500
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 1,800
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 80.3%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Entries without a resolved year. The original calendar wording remains available without inventing an annual year.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1872/73 (AH 1289) to 1910/11 (AH 1328); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1906/07 (AH 1324)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1910/11 (AH 1328).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 10 · Safranbolu

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1849/50 (AH 1266)
Safranbolu
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1870/71 (AH 1287)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Liman İdaresi, İstanbul
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Liman İdaresi, İstanbul
1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)
  First work as recorded
  Calculated age 21
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Liman İdaresi, İstanbul
  Rüsumat Odası mülazımı
  Calculated age 21
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1872/73 (AH 1289) · 10 recorded years
Liman İdaresi, İstanbul
AH entries: 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Liman İdaresi, İstanbul
1. Rüsumat Odası katibi
  140 kuruşCalculated age 23
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Rüsumat Odası katibi
  266.5 kuruşCalculated age 32
  Entry & evidence →[1]
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4
1882/83 (AH 1300)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
1. Bahriye Yoklama Kalemi katibi
  500 kuruşCalculated age 34
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1890/91 (AH 1308)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Dördüncü Daire-i Belediye Muhasebe Kalemi katibi
  900 kuruşCalculated age 42
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Dördüncü Daire-i Belediye Muhasebe Kalemi katibi
  1,000 kuruşCalculated age 42
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6
1895/96 (AH 1313)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
1. Dördüncü Daire-i Belediye Muhasebe Kalemi katibi
  1,100 kuruşCalculated age 47
  Entry & evidence →[1]
7
1901/02 (AH 1319)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
1. Beşinci Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi
  1,500 kuruşCalculated age 53
  Entry & evidence →[1]
8
1906/07 (AH 1324) · 2 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1324, 1325. Gaps remain open.
1. Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi
  1,800 kuruşCalculated age 58
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye müdür muavini
  Calculated age 59
  Entry & evidence →[1]
9
1908/09 (AH 1326)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)
  Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye müdür muavini
  Calculated age 60
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)
  Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 60
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 4 recorded entries in this stage →
10
1909/10 (AH 1327) · 2 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1327, 1328. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Cedid Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 61
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Cedid Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi
  1,500 kuruşCalculated age 62
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →

2 entries without a resolved year

These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.

Bahriye Yoklama Kalemi katibi (İstifa) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Dördüncü Daire-i Belediye Muhasebe Kalemi katibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 750 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]

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Pay over time

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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1872/73 (AH 1289)	140	450	140 to 2,350	9.7%	736
1873/74 (AH 1290)	140	405	130 to 2,200	10.1%	805
1874/75 (AH 1291)	160	450	150 to 1,800	11.8%	882
1875/76 (AH 1292)	160	450	150 to 2,000	11.6%	976
1876/77 (AH 1293)	175	420	150 to 2,000	13.2%	1102
1877/78 (AH 1294)	175	450	150 to 1,800	12.9%	1160
1878 (AH 1295)	175	450	150 to 2,000	13.0%	1196
1878/79 (AH 1296)	175	400	150 to 2,000	10.9%	1328
1879/80 (AH 1297)	175	400	180 to 1,800	9.5%	1534
1880/81 (AH 1298)	266.5	400	160 to 1,500	25.5%	1448
1882/83 (AH 1300)	500	400	150 to 1,400	60.0%	1655
1890/91 (AH 1308)	1,000	400	125 to 1,500	79.8%	1896
1895/96 (AH 1313)	1,100	400	140 to 1,500	83.4%	1981
1901/02 (AH 1319)	1,500	400	150 to 1,520	88.8%	1666
1906/07 (AH 1324)	1,800	450	150 to 1,525	91.5%	1371
1908/09 (AH 1326)	1,400	400	150 to 2,000	84.4%	1232
1909/10 (AH 1327)	1,400	600	200 to 2,000	79.4%	1088
1910/11 (AH 1328)	1,500	500	200 to 2,000	80.3%	732

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Liman İdaresi, İstanbul11
1870 to 1881 (AH 1287 to 1298)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)9
1882 to 1911 (AH 1300 to 1328)

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Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Liman İdaresi, İstanbul140 to 266.5
Istanbul (Dersaadet)500 to 1,800

Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.

Titles across the recorded years

Distinct AH years with each recorded title

Rüsumat Odası katibi10
1872 to 1881 (AH 1289 to 1298)
Cedid Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi2
1909 to 1911 (AH 1327 to 1328)
Dördüncü Daire-i Belediye Muhasebe Kalemi katibi2
1890 to 1896 (AH 1308 to 1313)
Bahriye Yoklama Kalemi katibi1
1882/83 (AH 1300)
Beşinci Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi1
1901/02 (AH 1319)
Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi1
1906/07 (AH 1324)

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Related officials in the salary reference

Safranbolu88 other officialsAli Bey born 1849/50 (AH 1266); highest salary 2,400 kuruş
Istanbul573 other officialsMehmed Said 9 shared years; highest salary 10,000 kuruş
1870/71 (AH 1287)103 other officialsAhmed Galib Efendi first annual entry 1870/71 (AH 1287); highest salary 400 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling Mekteb-i ibtidai; Atik Darülfünun (İstanbul)^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar^[1]

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Sources and evidence

Sicill-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)
AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 84, 85, 86
BOA, DH SAİD nr.45, s.6

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